Letter to the Editor: He read it on Breitbart

Monday

Mar 20, 2017 at 9:07 AM

The White House confirms that President Trump relied on conservative media sources, notably Breitbart News, in a Twitter outburst openly accusing ex-president Obama, of “having his wires tapped in Trump Tower.”

John B. SwansonHornbrook

The White House confirms that President Trump relied on conservative media sources, notably Breitbart News, in a Twitter outburst openly accusing ex-president Obama, of “having his wires tapped in Trump Tower.” The White House again failed to produce any evidence to back up allegations of illegal activities that Obama has clearly denied. The president has daily access to classified information, however, he relied on Breitbart, an online news source, for his information.

Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security adviser, dismissed Trump’s claims, citing that “No President can order a wiretap,” adding, “Those restrictions were put in place to protect citizens from people like you.”

If a wire tapping did occur, intelligence sources insist that it would most likely have been initiated by the FBI, obtaining a warrant through a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge with proof of “probable cause.”

If the surveillance was authorized, it’s Trump that should be worried, not Obama.

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